Archive: 101st Airborne

About 20 Fort Campbell Soldiers were selected to participate in a Practical Application of Traditional Technologies Workshop. The workshop came about as part of an agreement between Fort Campbell and the State Historic Preservation Office of Kentucky that was made as mitigation for the destruction of nine historically significant archaeological sites on base.

Fort Campbell Soldiers have been learning to use the Nett Warrior system that was fielded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd brigade combat teams more than 18 months ago. But for the past three months 101st Airborne Division units have been improving their proficiency with one-on-one support from the equipment's subject matter experts.

Fort Campbell's South Sports Complex was the place to be Monday for any child who wanted to try a hand at baseball. The Hoptown Hoppers hosted a two-hour training camp for the children of American heroes to learn more about playing America's pastime.

Children flooded the fields of the South Sports Complex to play America's sport -- baseball -- under the supervision of their coaches who volunteer with the Fort Campbell Child, Youth and School Services sports and fitness branch.

Brig. Gen. Frank W. Tate took his position as the Deputy Commanding General (Support) of the 101st Airborne Division on August 1, 2014. The Soldiers bid farewell to Tate in an honor eagle ceremony held here June 11.

Fort Campbell conducts a full-scale exercise each year. Scenarios vary, but recent ones focused on antiterrorism and active shooters. Weather-related training events are often conducted using a tabletop exercise, but officials decided to focus this year's exercise around a tornado.

In the second week of March, Spc. Melaney Brown, a military working dog handler, and Samu, her assigned military working dog, were driving from Fort Stewart, Georgia, back to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. After approximately seven months of training, Brown and the German shepherd had just completed the validation process. This meant they could finally go on missions and do more than just train together.

The U.S. military's peak moving season is approaching. From May 15 through Sept. 30 each year, 65 percent of all Department of Defense household goods are moved. This summer surge is expected to be a hectic one at Fort Campbell, as the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade inactivates. This inactivation will increase the number of Soldiers and Families who will relocate to other duty stations, as well as separate or retire from the Army.

Sitting stoically by his handler's side, he won't move until given the command. He makes police work look easy, belying the fact that military working dog teams put in countless hours of training each day. The MWD teams at the 510th Military Police Detachment are no exception.

More than 1,000 Soldiers, Family members and community residents came out Friday night to take part in the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention's first Take Back the Night Glow Run at the division parade field April 24.

Lieutenant Gen. David D. Halverson, commander of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, was the keynote speaker Friday at a special graduation ceremony at Wilson Theater. The inaugural commencement recognized the accomplishments of 17 transitioning Soldiers who participated in an 18-week condensed training program called Veterans in Piping.

Redeployment and reintegration briefs are conducted as part of Joint and Army operations and are Army core competencies, mandated by the Department of Defense. Units ensure service members, and those who support them, have access to the information, resources and assistance they need throughout and beyond the deployment cycle.

Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, came together April 14, 2015, at the Olive Physical Fitness Center on Fort Campbell to hold the Push for Change event to raise awareness of sexual harassment and assault.

Volunteers from the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), donated their time by serving children and their parents April 16, 2015, at Marshall Elementary School, on Fort Campbell, Kentucky, during Family Fun Night.

Many spouses recently said "see you later" to their 101st Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers who deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. The spouses who were left behind are responsible for keeping things going on the homefront. Many have little ones, who require care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But months on end as the primary caregiver on top of other responsibilities can lead to little time for one's self or to even run errands alone. Luckily, Fort Campbell's Child, Youth and School Services provides up to 16 hours per child of free respite care to children of deployed Soldiers.

The commander of Installation Management command arrived Friday at Fort Campbell with a clear mission--share his vision for providing the best care for Soldiers and their Families, and to see how that is being accomplished at home of the Screaming Eagles. The visit coincided with a major milestone for Fort Campbell's Soldier for Life--Transition Assistance Program's inaugural Veterans in Piping graduation ceremony.

For anyone who relies on protein bars as an afternoon or after workout snack, they should be warned about nonmilitary friendly ingredients in their all-natural selections.
Natural food snacks, like the Kind Companies Strong & Kind bars, are off limits to military personnel and DOD civilians because they contain hemp seeds. While the seeds are a natural source of protein and have high content of necessary vitamins they are off limits as a food source due to the possibility of ingesting THC.

As John Paul Hart opened the door to a walk-in cooler he revealed thousands of saplings that will be used at Fort Campbell. Approximately 18,000 trees will be planted on post, while 3,000 will be given to schools and Arbor Day participants April 24. The installation forestry technician may have been in a bind if not for the help of Roman Singleton, Installation Food Program manager, because the tree saplings had to be in a refrigerated environment prior to planting.

A hit list of 100 U.S. military personnel, allegedly created by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham terrorist organization, was published last month by an ISIS-support group calling themselves the "Islamic State Hacking Division." The list included names, photos and addresses of service members the organization claims was hacked from military servers, databases and social media. The Fort Campbell installation antiterrorism office warns residents of social media risks.

Disasters and emergencies often come about with little to no warning. Because of the fast-paced and unexpected nature of such events, preparation is essential. That is why Fort Campbell is participating in America's PrepareAthon! -- a biannual campaign designed to increase community preparedness and resilience.

From April through September, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Campbell and the ISO will focus on the Summer Safety Campaign for FY15. During this period, Soldiers, Family members and civilians will have the opportunity to learn safe practices for all things associated with this warm and recreational season.

Two Fort Campbell Soldiers are set to attend the 2015 All Army Men's Soccer trial camp at Fort Benning, Ga., in mid-April. If selected at the end of the camp, these Soldiers will compete against the other U.S. services in the Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship in May.

To mark the beginning of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April), civilian brigade victim advocates and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program members organized the first-ever Sexual Assault Awareness Motorcycle Ride. To raise awareness of and vigilance toward the prevention of sexual harassment and assault, 125 riders met in the chilly morning hours at Cole Park Commons to embark on the adventure.

To recognize the nearly 2 million military children service-wide, the Department of Defense declared April as Month of the Military Child in 1986, and each year, Fort Campbell celebrates the installation's military children to recognize their sacrifices and courage. This year's theme is "Their Lives, Their Stories."

A picture might be worth a thousand words, but in today's social media-drenched society, nothing makes a statement or proves a point quite like video. To keep up with the trends of information-sharing, personnel at Fort Campbell's Sabalauski Air Assault School recently began a video series to highlight some of the more popular aspects of the program.

Since 2011, the supervisors across Fort Campbell have taken the Supervisory Development Course online every three years. The Civilian Human Resources Training Application System conducted the course, making sure all the important topics were covered.

The Division Artillery Brigade came back after a 10-year absence, a timeframe during which field artillery Soldiers were reorganized under each of Fort Campbell's brigade combat teams. At the time, this decision helped bolster the brigade combat teams, who were busy in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The 86th Damage Control Resuscitation Team, 86th Combat Support Hospital, based out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, is a one-of-a-kind medical team operating in the Joint Forces Command-United Assistance Field Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, capable of facilitating life-saving interventions and surgeries to Soldiers here.

As a result of recent world events and a continual effort to protect the force, special agents with the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command's Computer Crime Investigative Unit, are strongly recommending that anyone affiliated with the U.S. military, review their social media accounts to make sure they are using the best security settings to protect their online profiles.

Only three days after Christmas, the Army will celebrate its 105th year since the creation of the chaplain assistant position, and will dedicate this day to honoring the men and women who were given the special duty of assisting chaplains in performing their duties by providing religious support for all Soldiers and their Families. Chaplain Assistant Sgt. Aaron LaBarge, 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, arrived at Fort Campbell in October and has been fulfilling his duties with enthusiasm since joining the Army in 2007.

Kicking off its fifth year under Operation Homefront, Holiday House opened its doors Monday, and began spreading holiday cheer. For roughly 1,700 children, and more than 750 Fort Campbell Families this holiday season, the program will provide more than 10,000 gifts to be opened Christmas morning.

At the beginning of May, each of Fort Campbell's 14 installation command buildings were equipped with 32-inch television monitors called "energy dashboards." Using these monitors, the energy and utilities branch of Fort Campbell's Directorate of Public Works was able to monitor the energy consumption of each location over a six-month period. It was the responsibility of each location's occupants to employ energy-savvy practices, in hopes of winning the installation's first-ever Commander's Energy Cup.

Members of the Fort Campbell community and distinguished guests bid a fond farewell to Van Stokes, deputy director for the Fort Campbell Morale, Welfare and Recreation department, at his retirement luncheon ceremony Monday at Cole Park Commons.

The Operation Homefront program "Holiday House" is in full swing this giving season as they prepare to help Fort Campbell Families celebrate the holidays. This program provides help to military service members E-6 and below and their Families by providing toys to those in need.

Recently, Fort Campbell bid a fond farewell to its garrison chaplain. Following the retirement ceremony of Chap. (Col.) Jeffrey Houston, there was little time for reflection at Liberty Chapel. Work doesn't stop for those affiliated with the Army spiritual community, and the holiday season is always especially busy. There are holiday services to be planned, food baskets to fill for Operation: Helping Hand and stacks of festively-decorated, gift-filled shoeboxes ready to ship to less fortunate children around the world. And in the middle of it all stands Fort Campbell's newest garrison chaplain, Col. Terry Austin.

Many Soldiers have a skewed vision of what Army chaplain assistants do. With chaplains not carrying weapons, some think their enlisted Soldier assistants are there just for protection. On the other side of the coin, some see chaplain assistants as what Staff Sgt. Keith Johnson Jr. calls "candy boys" -- passing out lollipops and happy thoughts to their fellow Soldiers.

Chapel duty a few weekends out of the year is just one of the responsibilities of installation chaplain assistants. The chaplain assistant, as a member of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps, is a Soldier that provides expertise in religious support and religious support operations, according to the Army. It's a job and mission that Fort Campbell's Memorial Chapel chaplain assistant Staff Sgt. Eric Esposito embraces. In addition to completing administrative paperwork, helping with religious programming and being the 3rd BCT chaplain's right-hand man, Esposito said the joy of the job for him is "just helping Soldiers out."

In October 2014, Service members deployed to Liberia for Operation United Assistance, an operation supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa. The fight against Ebola, however, poses a significantly smaller health threat to U.S. forces than malaria does.

With 79 percent humidity and a warm ocean breeze, Thanksgiving for Soldiers deployed in Monrovia, Liberia, feels far from traditional. But thanks to a variety of Thanksgiving activities and fare, Soldiers can still get into the holiday spirit throughout the Joint Forces Command-United Assistance area of operations in Liberia.

When Lt. Col. David Bowlus, 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division chaplain, Joint Forces Command - United Assistance, thought about his next deployment, he assumed it would be to a combat zone. Over the past 20 years, this Soldier's deployment experience involved risks like bullets flying and insurgent attacks. Virus outbreaks were one of his least concerns.

Drive On is the motto for the engineers deployed with the 902nd Engineer Company (Vertical), 15th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, 21st Sustainment Command, to build a potentially lifesaving Ebola treatment unit in the city of Buchanan, Liberia. The Engineers are supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development-led mission, United Assistance.

In 2014, the most widespread epidemic of the Ebola virus disease hit western African countries like never before. Many people feared the epidemic would cause total mayhem. Some countries have encountered difficulties controlling the epidemic, but in the city of Tubmanburg there's a chance at a new life.

Hot quality meals were served for the first time on Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia, as well as other locations across Liberia, Nov. 9, 2014. The meal provided a well-needed change of pace for Soldiers, and a morale booster.

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, supported by the 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, returned to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and uncased their battalion colors Oct. 30 signifying the end of a successful mission. In addition to the air defenders from the battalion's headquarters and Battery A, approximately 20 members of the 72nd Veterinary Detachment, 86th Combat Support Hospital, returned home as well.

The Monrovia Medical Unit, an Ebola treatment unit constructed specifically for the treatment of medical workers who were infected while caring for Ebola patients, is scheduled to open Nov. 8, 2014, located about 30 miles outside Monrovia, Liberia.

The 101st Sustainment Brigade "Lifeliners," cased their colors in a color casing ceremony Oct. 27 at its headquarters at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The ceremony signaled the brigade's readiness to deploy to West Africa in support of Operation United Assistance, the humanitarian mission to combat Ebola.

The Military Police of the 716th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, supported by the 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, held a change of responsibility ceremony Oct. 22 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. During the ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. David J. Tookmanian relinquished responsibility as the senior enlisted adviser of the U.S. Army's most decorated military police battalion to Command Sgt. Maj. John D. Vicars.

The Joint Forces Command-United Assistance DOD Ebola Training Team completed training the first class of workers who will staff the Ebola treatment units, Oct. 31, 2014, at the National Police Training Center, Paynesville, in Liberia.

"It's kind of like a community that we don't want to belong to, but we do belong to," said Tammy Stansbery.
The community to which Stansbery is referring is military survivors -- the Family and friends that service members leave behind when they are killed in combat or die while in active-duty status. These Family members are also known as Gold Star Families. To recognize these individuals, Fort Campbell Survivor Outreach Services is hosting Military Survivor Appreciation Week. The event formerly known as Gold Star Family Appreciation Week is held traditionally during the last week of October. Events ranging from installation tours, to a dance and special memorial events bring survivors together to share their experience and receive support from SOS staff.

During Blanchfield Army Community Hospital's 8th annual Walk to Remember Ceremony Oct. 23, Families and parents gathered to remember and honor children lost at birth, miscarriage or at a young age. The event, held on the hospital's "A" Building veranda, was organized by BACH's chaplain and Bereavement Support Committee in support of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has joined the fight against Ebola in West Africa. The main body of Europe District's Forward Engineer Support Team-Advanced departed Oct. 21, 2014, for Monrovia, Liberia, to take part in Operation United Assistance.

U.S. Army forces began deploying in late September in order to support the U.S. Agency for International Development mission to combat Ebola in West African nations and contracting officers were among the first to arrive.

Members of the 922nd Contingency Contracting Battalion at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, are preparing to depart in the coming weeks in support of the government's response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

Command Sergeant Major Gregory Nowak became the 34th command sergeant major of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during an assumption of responsibility ceremony at McAuliffe Hall, the division headquarters, here Oct. 9.

The headquarters of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, will deploy to Monrovia, Liberia, as the Joint Force Command for Operation United Assistance, DOD announced during a Pentagon news conference, Sept. 30, 2014.

When the 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), descended from the night sky into the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, last month, it not only marked the first large-scale joint forced entry air assault in more than 11 years, it also signaled a larger shift in how the Army executes training missions.

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- During 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division's deployment to Afghanistan in 2010, they lost one of their brightest young officers, and for the "Strike" Soldiers who remembered him best, the loss of 1st Lt. Eric Yates the loss was tragic.

Soldiers, family members and friends of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) gathered in front of the division headquarters Sept. 11, for a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Members of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF), along with senior Army leaders and dignitaries, dedicate the new $11 million Intrepid Spirit Center Sept. 8, 2014 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The Fort Campbell Center is the third of nine completed nationwide.

Senior Army Leaders have proclaimed August Antiterrorism Awareness Month. With the slogan "see something, say something," its intent is to increase understanding and vigilance throughout the community while emphasizing the importance of suspicious activity reporting.

Across the country, the Army's best athletes are preparing themselves for their respective trial camps, hoping to secure spots on the rosters of this year's Morale, Welfare and Recreation All Army Sports teams and compete in the Armed Forces tournaments. Among the camps scheduled to begin next month are men's rugby and women's softball -- and once again, two of Fort Campbell's finest will be in attendance.

Campbell Crossing is encouraging on-post residents to hit the streets and come out to the annual National Night Out celebration at the Village Commons at Hammond Heights.
The nationwide event will be held on post from 4 until 7 p.m., Aug. 5, and focuses on promoting crime prevention programs as well as strengthening partnerships between police organizations and the local community. As such, representatives from the Fort Campbell Police Department, as well as other local law enforcement agencies from outside the installation, will be on hand to do demonstrations and provide valuable services in one central location.

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Pencils and papers. Markers and glue. The time has come to go back to school.
The Tennessee and Kentucky chapter of Operation Homefront is trying to make the new school year easier on some military Families at Fort Campbell. Today, the nonprofit organization is giving away 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to pre-registered active duty Families staff sergeant and below at their headquarters inside Gate 7 during the Back-to-School Brigade program.